Pete Souza

Pete Souza is a freelance photographer in the Washington, D.C. area and Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication at Ohio University. Souza was the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama, and the Director of the White House photo office.

His forthcoming book, Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents, will be published on October 16, 2018. Shade is a portrait in Presidential contrasts, telling the tale of the Obama and Trump administrations through a series of photographs.

His book, Obama: An Intimate Portrait (Little, Brown & Company, 2017) debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. It is one of the best-selling photography books of all time; designed by Yolanda Cuomo, it is currently on view in the PCNW exhibition By The Book.